Fishing near Lismore, Co. Waterford

Lismore sits on the Munster Blackwater in County Waterford, one of Ireland's great salmon rivers. The town is flanked by the Blackwater itself and the nearby Bride tributary, and the Lismore Castle Fishery has made this stretch one of the most recognised salmon beats in the country. Atlantic salmon and sea trout are the primary draw, with brown trout fishing also available throughout the catchment.

Top waters to fish near Lismore

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

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